Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority

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Greater Bridgeport Transit

2017 GBT NFI XD40 4703 outside the Bridgeport Transportation Center
Parent	Greater Bridgeport Transit
Founded	1971
Headquarters	1 Cross Street Bridgeport, CT 06610
Locale	Greater Bridgeport
Service area	Greater Bridgeport
Service type	Local and regional bus service
Routes	16 (Routes 7, 9B, 19, 22X, and 23 operate Monday-Friday; Route 17 operate Monday-Saturday; remaining routes operate 7 days a week) (one in conjunction with Norwalk Transit District and Milford Transit District)
Hubs	Bridgeport Bus Terminal
Fleet	57 (With four 2003 New Flyer D40LF & three New Flyer D35LF from retired fleet used for spares/training)
Daily ridership	22,100
Fuel type	Diesel/Diesel Electric/Battery Electric
Operator	Greater Bridgeport Transit
Chief executive	Douglas C. Holcomb, AICP
Website	Greater Bridgeport Transit

Greater Bridgeport Transit (GBT) is a transit service serving the Greater Bridgeport region of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Greater Bridgeport Transit was established in 1971 in anticipation of diminished bus service by the Connecticut Company, which officially ceased operations in Bridgeport in 1972. GBT provides local bus service to the cities/towns of Bridgeport, Trumbull, Stratford, Milford, Fairfield, Westport, Shelton, and Monroe. The fleet is composed of mainly New Flyer Xcelsior and New Flyer Low Floor, as well as Gillig Low Floor and two Proterra Catalyst BE40 models.

Ticketing

GBT uses a system called ZipTrip for fare collection. This acts as any other pass or transfer would, permitting free, unlimited rides in any direction until expiration. It was first introduced in 2007, prior to which payment was made in cash or tokens. Tokens may still be purchased at the GBT hub adjacent to the Bridgeport Metro North Railroad station.

Routes/Schedules

1 University of Bridgeport/Seaside Park to Dock Shopping Center (Stratford) via Barnum Ave. (US 1) Monday-Sunday
3 Bridgeport Intermodal Transportation Center to Westfield Trumbull Mall (Trumbull) via Madison Ave. Monday-Sunday
4 Bridgeport Intermodal Transportation Center to Westfield Trumbull Mall (Trumbull) via Park Ave. Monday-Sunday
5* Bridgeport Intermodal Transportation Center to Wordin Park (Black Rock) via Fairfield Ave./Commerce Dr. Monday-Sunday
6 Bridgeport Intermodal Transportation Center to Westfield Trumbull Mall (Trumbull) via Noble Ave./Reservoir Ave./Old Town Rd. Monday-Sunday
7* Bridgeport Intermodal Transportation Center to Carolton Hospital (Fairfield) via Commerce Dr. Monday-Friday
8 Bridgeport Intermodal Transportation Center to Westfield Trumbull Mall (Trumbull) via Main St. Monday-Sunday
9 Seaside Park to Hawley Ln. Mall (Nichols) or Quarry Rd. (Trumbull) via E. Main St. and Iranistan Ave. Monday-Sunday
10 Fairfield Woods & Stillson Rds. (Fairfield) to Stratford & Beardsley Aves. via Hollister Ave. and Clinton Ave. Monday-Sunday
13 Bridgeport Intermodal Transportation Center to Success Park via Central Ave. Monday-Sunday
15 Bridgeport Intermodal Transportation Center to Hawley Ln. Mall & Derby Metro-North Station (Derby) via Broadridge Ave, Route 108, & Bridgeport Ave SR 714. Monday-Sunday
17 Bridgeport Intermodal Transportation Center to Success Park via Boston Ave./North Ave. (US 1) Monday-Saturday
19 (Formerly 19x) Bridgeport Intermodal Transportation Center to Stop & Shop (Monroe) via Route 25 and SR 111 (Final outbound trip 5:43 P.M.) Monday-Friday
22x Bridgeport Intermodal Transportation Center to Bridgeport Avenue and Commerce Dr. (Shelton) via Route 8 & SR 714 (Final outbound trip 5:45 P.M.) Monday-Friday
23 Bridgeport Intermodal Transportation Center to Derby Metro-North Station (Derby) via Main St./River Rd. (Route 110) (Final outbound trip 7:10 P.M.) Monday-Friday
Coastal Link Norwalk WHEELS Hub (Norwalk) to Connecticut Post Mall (Milford) Monday-Sunday

Coastal Link

The Coastal Link, formerly Route 2, provides service from Connecticut Post Mall in Milford, Connecticut, to the Wheels Hub in Norwalk, Connecticut. The service runs in conjunction with Norwalk Transit District and Milford Transit District, using their buses as well. Frequency is roughly every 30 minutes, and makes short turns to destinations midway through the route during late nights.

Fares & Passes

ZipTrip 120-Minute

$1.75

ZipTrip 1-Day Unlimited

$4.00

ZipTrip 7-Day Unlimited

$17.50

ZipTrip 31-Day Unlimited

$70.00

ZipTrip Half-Fare

Seniors, persons with disabilities, and holders of a Medicare card pay half fare all the time with proper ID.

ZipTrip Youth Pass

Use the GBT Bus System weekdays for a 31-day period for $45 with proper ID. Must be 17 years of age or younger.

References

"GBTA Routes". Archived from the original on 2017-06-03. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
"Board of Commissioners". Retrieved 2018-11-10.
"Bus Line in Connecticut Will Halt Service Today". New York Times. October 10, 1972. p. 49.
"DOT Files" (PDF).
https://web.archive.org/web/20240919142513/https://gogbt.com/how-to-ride/fares-passes/

External links

Media related to Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority at Wikimedia Commons

Greater New York region bus transit

Transportation in New York City

Operators

New York	Public MTA Regional Bus Clarkstown Dutchess Hudson Link Huntington Long Beach Nassau Orange Putnam Rockland Roosevelt Island Suffolk Ulster Westchester Private Academy Coach USA Community Olympia Rockland Short Line Suburban Columbia Hampton Jitney Hampton Luxury Liner Hudson Rail Link Liberty Monsey Trailways Spanish
New Jersey / Pennsylvania	Public NJ Transit Bus Monroe Hunterdon Private Academy Coach USA Community Olympia Rockland Short Line Suburban Greyhound Klein Lakeland Martz OurBus Rutgers Spanish Princeton Trans-Bridge
Connecticut	Public CT Transit Stamford New Haven Waterbury Bridgeport Housatonic Milford Northeast Northwest Norwalk River Valley Southeast Private Peter Pan

Routes

New York	Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Express within NYC Nassau Suffolk Westchester
New Jersey	Bergen / Passaic Essex / Hudson / Union Mercer Middlesex / Monmouth / Morris North Jersey to NYC Special event and park-ride Suburban
Connecticut	Bridgeport Danbury New Haven Norwalk Stamford
Pennsylvania	Monroe

Defunct
operators

New York	Atlantic Express Caravan Transit Poughkeepsie Varsity & Command Fifth Avenue Coach (earlier 5th Ave Transportation) Green Jamaica Liberty Madison Avenue Long Island New York Bus New York City Omnibus New York Transportation North Shore Queens Surface Soundview Steinway Surface Triboro Z & M
New Jersey / Pennsylvania	A&C Bieber DeCamp PABCO Public Service / Transport of New Jersey

Transit
centers

New York City	165th Street Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue Eltingville Fordham Plaza George Washington Bridge Jamaica Center Port Authority Ridgewood Intermodal St. George Victor A. Moore Williamsburg Bridge Plaza
Long Island	Long Beach Mineola Intermodal Rosa Parks Hempstead
Hudson Valley	New Rochelle Mount Vernon-Petrillo Plaza White Plains Yonkers Spring Valley
New Jersey	Broadway (Paterson) Exchange Place Hackensack Hoboken Terminal Irvington Journal Square Lakewood Newark Passaic Red Bank Ridgewood Weehawken

Public transportation in Connecticut

Bus services

CT Transit

Divisions	Hartford New Haven Stamford Waterbury, Meriden, and Wallingford New Britain and Bristol
Operators	Collins Bus Service Dattco HNS Management New Britain Transportation North East Transportation Peter Pan Arrow Line Acquisition, LLC Bonanza Acquisition, LLC
Services	CT Fastrak dash

Other bus agencies

Former bus and
streetcar agencies

1900-1950	Danbury and Bethel Street Railway Mastco New York and Stamford Railway Shore Line Electric Railway Groton and Stonington Street Railway New London and East Lyme Street Railway Norwich and Westerly Railway Waterbury and Milldale Tramway
1950-2000	Bridgeport Traction Connecticut Company Danbury Bus Comapany Intercity Coach NECTAR New England Transportation Company White Lines
Since 2000	Arrow Line Bonanza Dattco Kelley Transit Middletown Area Transit

Rail services

Metro-North	New Haven Line New Canaan Branch Danbury Branch Waterbury Branch
Amtrak	Acela Amtrak Hartford Line Northeast Regional Valley Flyer Vermonter
CT Rail	Hartford Line Shore Line East
Proposed	Central Corridor Rail Line

Other

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